"Explosive" September Straight Ahead

If you thought August had more than enough events to crush the best laid vacation plans of Wall Streeters and men, you ain't seen nothing yet. Presenting "explosive" September.

Here is a compendium recap, courtesy of Bloomberg, of the key events that may shake global markets in the next 30 days:

Global event risks this month including Fed tapering, Berlusconi debate and German elections may favor turning neutral on core govt bonds from short positions, analysts say. UBS says turn underweight govt bonds as Fed taper will lead to higher rates. Other events to keep an eye on are the unresolved Syrian situation, a potential announcement of Bernanke's successor, the budget/debt ceiling impasse which likely will remain a non-issue until the last minute in October, ongoing emerging market tremors.